Clothes-drier.



J. JUDELSON.

v CLOTHES DRIER. APPLICATION nun) 1120.26, 1911.

1,065,530. Patented June 24, 1913.

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X INVENTOR 11; 10-: tfupzlsalv ATTORNEYS WITNESSES J. JUDELSON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLIOATIONYILED DEC. 26. 1911.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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uwE/vnm c111 11/0 JUZDEL-SO/Y BY %4 4W ATTMNEYS UNITED STATEJLS JULI S JUDELSON, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 26, 1911. Serial No. 667,792.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ,1, Jones J UDELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Drie'rs of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and'exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in driers, and is particularly, though not exclusively, concerned with apparatus of this character for laundry use in the drying of clothes.

The particular form of drier herein selected for illustration is what is known as, the overhead type, that is to say, one in which the forward ends of the drier sections are supported and guided upon guideways extending outwardly from the upper portion of the drier chamber, although it is to be understood that several features of the invention are equally adapted for driers of other constructions. In driers of this general type heretofore constructed, dilliculty has been experienced in so .eonstr-.uctiri r not only the drier sections,b.ut also the framework of the drier-chamber, as to enable the drier chamber to be efi'ectuall closed-a i the escape of heat, -when' n" or sections are drawn outft i A further difficulty has. structing and mounting the drier sections in driers of this type that they may be so sup ported as to prevent side movements, which would cause interference with the drier sections while at the same time the sections will run smoothly and may be moved in and out with the least possible effort.

\Vith a view to accomplishing the objects specified and overcoming the objections mentioned, my invention consists in a con- Struction and arrangement of parts, one embodiment of which is illustrated-in the accolnpanyinn drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an over head drier embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in section, of details of construction of the lower rear end of a drier section. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of the lower forward end of a drier section. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of the upper rear end of a. drier section. Fig. 5 is a. fragmcntarv vicw part in section. of thc mannei of mounting the lower rear end of the drier section. Fig. (i is a view similar to Fig. 5. of a modified form of mounting the rear end of a drier section.

Patented June 24,1913.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing a further modification.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, 1 indicates the drier chamber which may be formed as usual of sheet metal. in the lower portion of which suitable heating apparatus is mounted, which is accessible through doors 2 in the lower portion of the front of the chamber- Above the heating chamber are mounted'a plurality of reciprocable drier sections or racks, each comprising a front'panel 3 and a rear panel =1, a bottom section 5, the

floor of which may consist of a strong wire net 6, through which the drippings from the articles suspended upon the drier bars 7 may fall to the floor of the drier chamber.

The drier here selected for illustration is of the overhead type, namely, that type in which the forward end of each drier section is supported by means of a suitable andfriction roller 8 upon overhead guide-bars 9, the rear ends of which are secured in the upperpart of the front frame 10 of the drier chamber above the section openings and "the outer ends of said guide-rails are mounted in asuitable bracket 11 supported from the-ceiling by arms 12-12. The front panel of the section may, if desired, be provided with an ornamental molding 13, or merely a plate 13, having a lip 14,

which bears againstthe cap 10 of the drier front, and the lower portion of the front panel may be provided with a similar molding or plate 14, which overlies the sill 15 at the bottom of the drier opening-when the sections or racks are closed. These front panels are preferably made of-sheet metal with side flanges 16 and corresponding top and bottom flanges such as 17, Fig. 3; The bottom flange overlies a horizontal portion 18 of the sill 15, and the top flange lies within a corresponding horizontal portion 1.) of the cap 10 when the sections are closed. The sill 15, furthermore, has mounted at the inner side thereof an anglepiece comprising the vertical member 19 and are long enough to abut against this vertical member 19 when the sectibns are closed, whereby the section when closed effectually prevents escape of heat from the chamber.

The rear panel 4 of each section is provided with side flanges 21 and the top flange 22, the

1 rear end of the bottom section 5b'fhg held set from the rear end of the section to clear theslightest possiblefriction.

the horizontal member 20 of the angle-piece of the sill when the section is drawn out to its full extent, so that the side flanges 21'of the rear "panel of the section may be drawn I well in between and overlap the side flanges 16 of the adjacent front panels 3. The overlapping of these side panels 21 with the side panels 16, and the ogerlapping of the top flange 22 of; the rear panels with the horizontal portion 19 of the cap, enable the rear panel to as effectually closethe chamber against the escapeof heat as the frontpanel doeswhen the section is pushed into closed position. The bracket 23 has a portion 24 extending below the horizontal member 20, and inount d in this extension is a guide-bar 25, the forward end of which is carried by that portion of the front panel which extends below the bot-tom section 5. This guide-bar moves freely within an aperture 26 of the vertical sillportion 19, and, if desired, an antifriction roller 27 may be mounted adjacent thislopeningto maintain the guide-bar -25 out of contact with the edge of the aperture 26, so that-the section may be guided accurately and moved with end of each section is supported and guided from a guide-rail 28 mounted within the upper portion of the'drying chamber and the roller 30 traveling on said guide-rail. It is to be understood that the weight of the rear end. of each section is taken mainly by the roller 30 and guide-rail 28, while the roller 27 acts inore as a guide for the lower guide-rail 25 to keep it out of contact with the opening roller:

- -It will be seen from the above described construction that both ends of the upper portion of each section' aresupported by antifriction members on separate guiderails, one the usual overhead rail outside of the heating chamber, the other a guide rail entirely within the upper portion of the chamber. It will also be seen that the lower guide-rail of each section is dropped below the upper edge of the sill of the opening in the front of the chamber for the section fso that the bottom.0f the rear end of each, sectiongmay lie closely-adjacent the sill when the section is drawn out to its full extent. Thus there is nothing to interfere with the drawing of the rear panel well within the edges of the adjacent closed front panels and Within the horizontal portions 19 of the cap and the horizontal portion 20 of the sill. 'This construction therefore con stitutes a distinct improvement over the 26 rather than as asupportihg bar 25 dropped below thebottom of the section, it will not in any manner interfere V or contact with articles suspended from the the section will permit, and without inter:

The rear v construction illustrated in my prior Patent No. 924,164, where there is no provision for overlapping of the front and rear panels when a section is drawn out and wherein the lower guide-rail stands entirely above the sill. This construction has the further advantages that the entire rack or section may be so completely drawn out that all. parts of the drier bars 7 are easily accessi ble, and, further,- by having the lower guidedrier bars, v

In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 6, the rear 'end of each section may be supported by a pair of rollers 31,31,' traveling upon guide-rails 3232 spaced as far apart as the width of ference with the adjacent sections, so that the secti on may be so stably supported at. these points as'to dispense, if desired, with the upper guide-rail 28, whereby the apparatus may be considerably more simply and economically.manufactured. The inner bracket arms 33 in which'the rollers '31 are journaled may be joined bya web 34 (Fig. 7) which may form a' support for'the rear end of a lower guide bar 35 similar to the guide bar 25 shown in the other figures, if it is found desirable to use one.

While I have herein described and shown. a certain embodiment of'my invention, it a should be understood that it may be'altered chamber, the front frame of which has a rack receiving opening, a plurality of racks mounted in said opening, said front frame having a sill at the bottom of said opening having apertures therein, each of said sections comprising front and rear panels, the

front panel extending below said sill, the

rear panel of said section being shorter than the front panel and adapted to close the portion of the opening occupied by said section when the section is entirely drawn out, means for supporting the forward panel, a guide bar extcriorof the chamber, means for supporting the rear panel within said chamber, said section having a guide bar extending from the front to the rear at the bottom, said guide bar extending through one of the apertures in said sill.

2. A clothes drier comprising a heating chamber including a front frame having an v opening for the reception of a plurality of drier sections, supporting means therefor, a' sill at the bottom of said opening, each of said drier sections comprising a front panel adapted to close the portion of said opening occupied by said section and to extend below said sill and a rear panel adapted to close the space between adjacent sections, the walls of said chamber, said rear panel and said supporting means being so' constructed and relatively arranged as to permit said rear panel to be drawn between the front panels of adjacent sections on either side and overlie said sill to completely close the opening between adjacent sections when said section is drawn out to its full extent.

3. A clothes drier comprising a heating chamber including a front frame having an opening to receive a plurality of drier sections, said front frame having a cap at the top of said opening and a sill at the bottom thereof, each section comprising a front panel of a length to extend below said sill, a guidebar exterior of the chamber for supporting said panel and a rear panel of a length to close the opening between said cap and sill.

' drier sections, each of said sections comprising a front panel adapted to close said opening when the sections are pushed in to their fullest extent, and a rear panel adapted to completely close said opening when said sections are drawn out to their fullest extent, overhead guide rails for supporting and guiding said forward panels exterior of the heating chamber, and guide rails within the heating "chamber for supporting the rear panels of said sections, a guide bar extending from front to rear of each section and located below the sill of said frame opening, said guide bar and supporting means being so constructed and relatively arranged that the rear panel of each section may be drawn out between the front panels of adacent sections and between the cap and sill of said opening to completely close the chamber-when the section is drawn out to its fullest extent.

5. A clothes drier comprising a heating chamber including a front frame having an opening for the reception of a plurality of drier sections, said frame comprising a cap and a sill, each section comprising a front panel, the lower end of said panel extending below said sill, and overhead guide-bars exterior of said chamber for supporting said panels and a rear panel of a length to extend between said sill and cap when said section is drawn out to its fullest extent, a

guide bar extending longitudinally of the lower end of said section and passing through said sill, means within said chamber for sup ,porting and guiding the rear panel, the

frame of said chamber, said guide bar, panel and supporting means being so constructed and relatively arranged that said rear panel may be drawn out betweei the front panels of adjacent sections and between said cap and sill to close the opening occupied by said section when said sectionis drawn out to its fullest extent.

6. A clothes drier comprising a heating chamber including a front frame having an opening for the reception of a plurality of 81 drier sections, a cap at the top of said opening and a sill at the bottom thereof, each drier section comprising a front panel, supporting and guiding means for said panel, a

rear panel, supporting and guiding means 85 for said rear panel including a pair of guide bars within the chamber and guide rollers carried by said rear panel adapted to travel upon said guide bars, the frame of said chamber, said rear panel and said support ing and guiding means therefor being so constructed and relatively arranged as to, permit said rear panel to be drawn between die front panels ofadjacent sections to completely close the opening occupied by said;

section when said section is drawn out to its fullest extent.

JULIUS J UDELSON.

Witnesses: E. E. Monsn,

L. S. JAMES. 

